Rose Empire

Even though they were not the target of the griffin, the people were frightened enough to turn pale just by standing under its huge figure.

This time, Charlotte used almost all the troops he could mobilize, nearly 900 knights, 2,000 squire knights, and two griffins. He only left more than 100 wolf warriors, 300 knights led by Pacino Melefield, and a griffin in Ambratu for defense.

There was no other way. Charlotte had to pursue speed in this sneak attack. However, the Wolf Warriors were not good at riding horses and had to stay behind. But Charlotte could not leave the dishonest Wolf Warriors alone in her base camp, so she put them in Ambratu.

It is necessary to leave troops to defend Ambratu because it is too close to Lesser Sassini. If the generals of Lesser Sassini learn that Charlotte is advancing in a large number of troops and also attack decisively, it will be too dangerous to leave Ambratu undefended.

As for Charlotte's hinterland, the Viscount Lanwan Territory, although Little Sassini can attack across the sea, they can ensure safety by relying on the back and forth patrols of the Sailfish Island Fleet. Even if they cannot defeat Little Sassini's fleet, they can delay time.

On the griffin going out to battle, Charlotte stood with her hands behind her back, enjoying the evening breeze.

The back of a griffin is not bare, but equipped with a special saddle. With this saddle, a griffin can carry up to 100 standard-armed knights. However, it is rare to carry so many combatants. Generally speaking, a griffin knight combat team of the Orlan Empire will be equipped with 12 knights and 12 squire knights. Of course, this is only generally speaking. Sometimes a griffin knight team will adjust the number of people according to demand. For example, this time, Charlotte's two griffins each carried 30 knights.

"Miss Charlotte, you don't have to come in person. Even the Duke of Green Plains doesn't always go to the front lines when commanding a war." Old Jack came behind Charlotte and said, "You can stay in the Viscount Lanwan Territory, and we will still do our best to help you capture Dorukocha."

Charlotte smiled and said, "Of course I won't doubt you, but this is the first time in my life that I'm commanding a real war, so I'm bound to feel uneasy if I don't see it with my own eyes. Please forgive my superficial thoughts."

"No, no, this is human nature. How can it be considered superficial? I was inconsiderate."

Jack Moore bowed slightly, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied in his heart.

Charlotte said that she wanted to see her first war with her own eyes, which might be true, but Old Jack could not see any uneasiness in Charlotte at all. Instead, he could feel a hint of excitement.

Thinking of Charlotte's bold and brilliant decision before the war, Old Jack couldn't help but sigh that if she wasn't a girl, his Viscount would be a genius born for the battlefield.

Originally, considering the griffin's huge size, its energy was consumed very quickly during flight, so the griffin troops usually had to stop to rest every half a day during the march. However, considering the suddenness of the attack, Charlotte canceled the rest stop without any mercy.

Thanks to this high-intensity forced march, Charlotte vaguely saw the walls of Dorukocha at dawn the next day.

Today, there are still only a few citizen militiamen guarding the walls of Dorrucocha.

"Open the door quickly, open the door quickly, it's already noon, why don't you open the door!"

In the early morning, merchants who were eager to go into the city to do business and villagers outside the city banged on the city gates.

"Here it comes, here it comes. Why are you in such a hurry? Why are you in such a hurry? Are you in such a hurry to lick your grandfather's toes?"

An old militiaman with a lame leg walked down the city wall while putting on his clothes.

"Igor, why are you up so late again? Where did you go for whoredom last night?" A businessman who was familiar with the old militia greeted through the door.

"Of course I'm going to take care of your mother's business..."

The old citizen militiaman named Igor took out the key to open the door while yawning. Suddenly, his words stopped and the action of opening the door also stopped.

Rumble, rumble...

There was a faint sound of dull thunder in the air.

On the ground, the grass covered with dew was trembling slightly, as if it was blown by the wind, or as if it was resonating with the unsheathed sword.

All this aroused the vigilance of Igor, who was a veteran in the military.

Suddenly, a rapidly enlarging black shadow appeared in Igor's field of vision, and his expression changed drastically.

"Spread out!"

Igor yelled, then turned and ran.

Even though he is a lame man, his running speed is not slow at all.

"What are you doing? Igor, open the door!"

The businessman who had just greeted Igor was confused and shouted through the crack in the door.

The words have not yet fallen.

boom!

A griffin descended from the sky.

A dozen civilians gathered at the city gate were caught off guard and trampled into pieces.

Charlotte, who was on the griffin's back, was almost vomited because of the rapid dive.

The average height of the wall of Dorukocha is about ten meters, and the tower is slightly higher, reaching fourteen meters. But this is not an obstacle at all for the giant beast under Charlotte, whose shoulder height can reach eight meters.

uh~

The captain of the Griffin Squad blew a long whistle.

Bang bang!

The griffin stood up and slammed its two eagle claws heavily on the city wall - the griffin's two hind claws were lion claws, and the two front claws were eagle claws.

Then the eagle's claws with distinct joints gradually exerted force, and the sharp claws pierced into the bricks, making continuous cracking sounds.

When the force reached a certain point, the eagle claw suddenly burst out with bright white light.

The white light was so bright that people couldn't look directly at it.

Boom!

After a loud bang like an explosion, smoke and dust rose up.

It turned out that one third of the wall of Dorrucocha had collapsed.

Jue~jue~

The captain of the Griffin Squad used the same old trick again.

After two more loud bangs, the walls of Dorukocha collapsed completely.

This is one of the many miracles of the griffin - the claws that destroy mountains. In front of it, ordinary city walls cannot stand for a moment.

Therefore, the lords of the Orlan Empire always like to build large castles with layers of buildings nested in each other, and add various extraordinary materials to the walls of the castles, so as to resist the attacks of griffins to a certain extent.

Some of the citizen soldiers in Dorucocha who were not drunk showed their battle-hardened qualities. As soon as Charlotte's griffins broke through the city wall, they spontaneously gathered around with weapons in hand.

However, these citizen soldiers who had no experience in dealing with griffins suffered losses again.

Chirp!

After two short whistles.

The griffin spread its huge wings and flapped them violently.

A strong wind suddenly blew up, picking up the rubble left after the collapse of the city wall and smashing it down on the heads of the citizen soldiers who had hurried over.

This is the miracle attached to the griffin's feathers - Wind Control. Some scholars believe that there is actually a similar miracle on the giant eagle's feathers, but the effect is much weaker.

The Dorukocha citizen militia that had just gathered were defeated and fled before they could even fight Charlotte's knights.

This move by the Griffin Squad officer not only temporarily repelled the enemies who tried to block the loopholes in the city wall, but also cleared a smooth gap for subsequent troops to pass quickly.

Suddenly, a column of purple smoke rose from a corner of the city of Dorukocha, which was extremely conspicuous in the bright morning.

Without hesitation, Charlotte pointed in the direction of the smoke column and said, "Go where the smoke is coming from!"

The officer immediately carried out the order and the griffin took off into the air again.

Rumble.

The cavalry led by Viscount Lanwan followed and rushed into the city like a flood through the passage opened by the griffins, raising their knives to kill anyone who dared to block the advance of the cavalry.

After flying low for a while, Charlotte saw the source of the smoke column on the roof of a building. It was a smoldering pile of wood. Next to the woodpile stood a man dressed in simple linen. He waved a purple flag and pointed to a large courtyard not far away.

That person was obviously an intelligence officer of the Grey Knights.

Just as Charlotte was wondering what was in the courtyard, two black spherical objects flew out of the courtyard.

The two griffin knights were quick-witted and immediately opened the iron wall. The special feature of the Royal Griffin Knights faction was once again revealed. The iron wall of these two griffin knights did not appear directly in front of them, but attached to the body of the griffin, covering the two weak spots that might be hurt by the black ball.

However, the black sphere hit the iron wall and shattered easily. The black liquid in the sphere splashed everywhere and covered the iron wall.

The iron wall disappeared, and the liquid dripped onto the griffin's feathers again.

The griffin let out a low growl of discomfort.

Before the Griffin Knights could figure out what the black liquid was, two balls were shot out from the courtyard.

"The enemy shouldn't have many troops. Let the knights attack directly."

Charlotte gave the order decisively.

The Orlan Empire knights, who were very familiar with the griffin's tactics, lined up in four neat rows and stood on the griffin's shoulders.

Clink~

The short whistle sounded again.

The griffin flapped its wings in rhythm with the whistle, and with each flap, four to eight knights were thrown to the ground.

This kind of delivery is not gentle at all. It looks like the knights are thrown into the enemy camp like stones. However, there is actually a buffer before landing, so the knights will not fall to death. The Orlan knights have also been specially trained on how to avoid injuries when landing.

It took only a moment for thirty knights to break into the courtyard.

Just as Charlotte expected, there were not many defensive forces in the courtyard. There were only a dozen defenders, most of whom were ordinary citizen soldiers who had not yet awakened.

Charlotte also entered the courtyard after Jack Moore, who was old but still strong, smashed the head of the last Dorucocha citizen soldier with his hammer.

There were about twenty or so machines placed in rows in the center of the courtyard. These machines looked a bit like the crossbows Charlotte remembered, but their structure was more complicated.

In a room in the courtyard, Charlotte saw a room full of black balls in wooden frames.

Charlotte leaned over, drew her dagger, and cut open a ball made of what looked like some tanned fish skin.

After the sphere was cut open, black liquid gushed out.

"Please be careful." Old Jack reminded Charlotte.

Charlotte shook her head, dipped her index finger in some of the liquid, and rubbed it on her fingertips.

"This is..." Charlotte frowned, "Such a sticky oil."

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Volume 119: Chapter 107 Chapter North Sokya Front (Part )

Sokya Peninsula, the city-state of Lesser Sasseni.

Eric Scamario, who was wearing coarse cloth, looked at the middle-aged man opposite him and asked, "Garris, have you decided what to do?"

"How dare you stay in Little Sasini? Aren't you afraid that I will send you to the gallows?" The middle-aged man called Garris glared at Eric opposite him.

Eric smiled and said, "Garrius, we have known each other for almost ten years. Why do you have to scare me like this?"

Gareth is the elder of Little Sassini and Eric's former business partner. After Charlotte decided on the strategy of fighting and talking at the same time, Eric took the initiative to take on the task of negotiating with Little Sassini, and sneaked into Little Sassini again to find his old acquaintance.

Gareth sneered, "Since we are old friends, you should understand that I will never sell out my city-state for a little money."

"Why do you say that?" Eric smiled and shook his head. "When did I ask you to betray your city-state? Viscount Lanwan just wants to form an alliance with your city-state. That's what I told you."

That's right, Eric's negotiation mission this time is to persuade Little Sasini to form an alliance with him. This sounds a bit ridiculous. After all, the two sides are still at war. It's not a fantasy to persuade the enemy to form an alliance with you. However, Charlotte and Eric both think there is still room for negotiation.

"Little Sasini has been a member of the Ai Ye Alliance since the founding of the city. However, you want me to persuade the Council of Elders to form an alliance with Viscount Lanwan. If this is not a betrayal of the city-state, what is it?" Garys asked back.

"We don't mean to ask Little Sassini to withdraw from the Aiye Alliance," Eric shrugged and said, "Viscount Lanwan just wants to establish an economic alliance with Little Sassini."

"Economic alliance?" It was the first time Gareth heard this term.

"Yes," Eric said, "Viscount Lanwan is willing to provide a large loan to help Little Sassini rebuild and resume production. After Little Sassini resumes production, you need to sell your wool and ore to Viscount Lanwan at a relatively reasonable price until the loan is repaid. You see, this economic alliance is undoubtedly a win-win situation."

Gareth frowned slightly when he heard this. This proposal was indeed quite tempting for little Sasini, which was in urgent need of reconstruction. He was a little bit unconvinced that Viscount Lanwan, who was so aggressive not long ago, would suddenly become so kind?

Just as Gareth was lost in thought, a servant suddenly rushed in, looking anxious.

"What's going on? Can't you see I'm entertaining guests?" Gareth frowned and scolded.

"Master," the servant bowed, "Lord Awa has led the citizen militia to the battle."

"What!" Garris almost jumped up from the sofa and grabbed the servant by the collar. "The Council of Elders hasn't issued an order to go to war yet. What right does he have to lead the troops to go to war?"

"I, I don't know, but Lord Awa has really sent troops..." The servant turned pale with fright at the anger on Gareth's face.

shhhhhh...

The sound of footsteps and weapons rubbing against each other could be heard outside the window.

Gareth rushed to the window, opened it, and just in time saw teams of citizen soldiers passing by his house.

Awa rode his warhorse and stood by the road, urging the citizen soldiers to keep in formation and speed up their pace.

Garris hurried downstairs, went out to the street, and questioned Abo, "Elder Abo, the Council of Elders has not issued an order to send troops yet, why did you suddenly send troops?"